Cousins, Hood Named to All-Southern Team

Future Kentucky Wildcats DeMarcus Cousins and Jon Hood have been named to the All-Southern basketball team. The 12-man All-Southern team is put together by the Orlando Sentinel. The newspaper also adds a top-five from each of the southern states.

Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team


F DeMarcus Cousins 6-11 Sr. Mobile (Al.) LeFlore - Kentucky
F Fred Gulley 6-2 Sr. Fayetteville (Ark.) High - Oklahoma State
G Brandon Knight 6-4 Jr. Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest - underclass
F Derrick Favors 6-9 Sr. South Atlanta High - Georgia Tech
G Jon Hood 6-7 Sr. Madisonville (Ky.) North Hopkins - Kentucky
F Eddie Ludwig 6-8 Sr. Metairie (La.) Country Day - LSU
G Andre Stringer 5-8 Jr. Jackson (Miss.) Forest Hill - underclass
F Reggie Bullock 6-8 Jr. Kinston (N.C.) High - 2010 UNC commit
G DeAndre Hopkins 6-2 Jr. Central (S.C.) Daniel - 2010 Clemson commit
F John Jenkins 6-4 Sr. Gallatin (Tenn.) Station Camp - Vanderbilt
G Joseph Young 6-2 Jr. Houston Yates - underclass
F Jaquon Parker 6-4 Sr. Suffolk (Va.) King's Fork - undecided/prep school

Kentucky Additional Picks:

G Jonathan Ferguson, 6-2, Sr., Sandy Hook Elliott Co. (undecided)
G Vee Sanford, 6-3, Sr., Lexington Catholic (undecided)
F Richie Phares, 6-8, Sr., Georgetown Scott Co. (Louisville)
F Elijah Pittman, 6-7, Jr., Covington Holmes (undecided)

Other Notable Picks:

Mississippi: G Isaiah Canaan , 6-4, Sr., Biloxi (Murray State)
Alabama: G Eric Bledsoe, 6-1, Sr., Birmingham Parker (undecided)
Alabama: F Jordan Swing, 6-6, Sr., Birmingham Vestavia Hills (Western Kentucky)

Source: Orlando Sentinel